My wife and I were driving on I-25 in colorado and both of our headlights shut off on our 2006 toyota prius, fortunately I have reading about this problem so I turned them off and on again. I've been to three toyota dealers with no help in sight. I would appreciate any help on this matter.
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My 2006 toyota prius has a major safety issue. The left headlight has been intermittently going out for over two years now. Turning the light on to high or low beam does not change the status of the light at all, but usually it comes on again when the lights are turned off and immediately turned back on. Within the last two weeks the right headlight has done it twice. I was first aware of the left headlight problem during the spring of 2008 likely at that time with about 25,000 ? 27,000 miles. I do not leave the headlights on during daytime driving so there has not been high usage the dealership acts like they have never heard of this problem before, and it might be a light going bad which will cost $300 per light bulb plus installation. But it has been doing it for over two years off and on a long time for a bad lightbulb to last. Totally frustrated after I once again gave the service representative a detailed description of the problem and had a different service rep come out and tell me there was no problem with my headlights, I googled this problem and I see repeated references to exactly the same headlight issues by other 2006 pries owners. Now that I see that this is not just my pries, but many priuses I am doubly concerned. It is not an event I am able to reproduce. The dealership says that they can't diagnose the problem if the lights are working and can?t reproduce it. I said I would gladly bring the car in at any time at night when it was doing it so they could diagnose it, but they can't accommodate me when the problem arises at night because they are closed nor can they suggest any place to take the car to have it tested at that time. Having two working headlights is a legal safety issue or the police would not stop and ticket or warm cars with this problem. Toyota needs to find a fix for this safety issue.
I own a 2006 toyota prius. The left front hid headlight intermittently goes out. I have to turn the lights off and then back on to get the light to go back on. This seems to be a common problem after researching it online. The federal safety agency needs to continue the investigation it started on this matter and require a recall for this dangerous condition.
On my toyota prius 2006, the passenger side headlight intermittently goes out for a period of time. Sometimes for an extended period, and sometimes for a short period. The dealership can't find a problem with the headlamp, because,even leaving the lights on all day, the light won't shut off. I can't determine the pattern for the light shutting off, and I often only know about the problem when someone alerts me to a dark headlight. This is a major safety issue because of the intermittent nature, and inability to detect the outage.
Problem with the hid headlights on toyota prius 2006 1. Headlights go off intermittently while driving without me doing anything 2. Both headlights turned off by itself while driving at night on the freeway this happened on numerous occasions.
2006 toyota prius driver side headlight failure. Occurred twice. Dealer states it will cost approximately $600.00 to correct.
I have continued to have recurring headlight issues on my 2006 toyota prius. I am on my third headlight and I have replaced two headlight assemblies. On each occasion, we were made aware of the defective headlight by another party as we were driving. It leads to a dangerous situation because it reduces the lighted path at night and could potentially impair another driver's ability to see my vehicle. I had to pay out of pocket for the repair since the extended warranty that I purchased did not cover "burnt bulbs". This is obviously an inherent issue that toyota has not addressed. Each repair is in excess of $200.
Headlights on my 2006 prius all of a sudden went kaput ; left one yesterday and the right one today.
I have 2006 prius,the driver side head light goes out and then as I am driving. It is unpredictable. If I turn the lights off and then back on, the light works again. I changed both head lights in city toyota cost $560.72 on dec.8,2008 and now may 27,2010, the passenger side headlight is not working. It only last 1-1/2 year, this is not acceptable.
I own a 2006 prius and my headlights keeps going out randomly. I took it to the dealer and it was working fine the whole time. They checked it and couldn't find any problem. The technician told me this has been an issue for lots of prius cars and told me if it stops working again, to hit it a little bit. This is safety issue and I just want to report this issue .
2006 prius hid left headlight goes off , you need to turn them completely off and on again to see if it will come on . It might stay on or might go off again . I have been stopped twice and giving a warning . I live in the white mtns of nh and can't afford to be without both lights working because of moose and other wild animals dashing into the road . Please help me deal with [xxx] toyota . My dealer irwin toyota is a only interested in selling cars not customer happiness . [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Passenger headlight cuts out without warning for no apparent reason. The only remedy is to turn the headlights off and then back on. This causes the head light to begin functioning for a short period of time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with hid bulbs for the headlights which burned out prematurely. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the bulbs were placed on four different occasions since owning the vehicle. The dealer told him to avoid driving with the headlights on unless conditions called for it. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint; the manufacturer also paid some of the costs to replace the bulbs. As of may 9, 2010, another bulb had blown out and the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 104,000. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.
I own a 2006 toyota prius. The headlights go out intermittently. When the lights are turned off and then back on, it seems to fix the problem. Took it to the dealer and they said since they were working at the time there was nothing that they would do. This is a huge safety issue. This has happened on several occasions now, going back a few months.
Re: toyota prius 2006 hid headlights problem - intermittent on and off for the past 10,000 miles solution: dealer wants $600 labor to replace a bulb. Not covered under extended warranty. Dealer does not know if bulb is the problem, or starter, or other. Problem could costs thousands of dollars to troubleshoot! Poor design means I cannot change it myself. Other prius owners reporting similar experience.
Both headlights (hid) on a 2006 toyota prius failed 3 times last night. Turning off and on the headlights ( at highway speed!!!) corrected the problem. Toyota has previously sent out a letter noting the "payback of replacement hid" cost but for both to fail out of the blue is very suspicious.
This happens on a 2006 toyota prius. The head lamps fail, this failure takes place every 3-4 months. This has happened 20 times since the car was purchased 2006 march. The failure does not happen simultaneously, but the driver's side lamp will fail and then the passenger side lamp will fail. It is always the low beam filament that fails. This was reported to the dealership and at 90k mile check up, the dealership was asked to check the resistance, the voltage and the amps in each circuit for each head lamp. The stated there was no problem in this area. There is another electrical issue, but is seems to be not related. The horn will sound softly when stopped with the engine electrical or gas or both running. Thanks.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. While driving approximately 40 MPH at night, the headlights suddenly shut off. The contact turned the light switch off and on and the headlights began functioning normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were approximately 53,000.
I own a 2006 toyota prius I that has hid headlight system I have replaced the computer once and at least 2 bulbs which go out intermittently. I had one go out again and if the other side goes out before I can get it serviced I won't be able to drive it at night at all.
Failure of hid headlights headlights failed at 50,000 miles, I feel that toyota used a poor quality light bulb for their hid lighting. The coast is expensive to replace the bulb. Toyota should recall the hid light bulb.
Hid headlamp goes out while driving after it becomes hot.
Headlight on driver's side occasionally turns off while driving.
Bought a used 2006 toyota prius on march 29, 2010, with 50,000 miles. The first time I drove it at night, the right headlight went out, followed shortly by the left headlight. I turned on my fog lights and proceeded to drive the 25 miles to my home. I turned off the headlights and turned them back on and they both worked. This time the left headlight went out, and I turned off my fog lights and turned on the high beams, then all the lights went out and I turned the fog lights back on. This occurred four times before I finally made it home on one headlight. Dealer replaced the bulbs. Toyota said they were high intensity bulbs that heated up and burned out, and suggested not using them except at night. The bulbs cost $150 or $350 and cost an additional $150 to install. Was told if it happens again, to let them know and they'll swap the bulbs to see if it's the headlight computer that has the problem. No idea what that would cost to replace. Wasn't happy with the situation, traded up to a 2008 prius with 25,000 miles and tonight, april 6, 2010, the same thing has happened. There is something wrong with this scenario. One the headlight bulbs shouldn't consistently blow, and, two, no headlight bulb should cost $150 or more. Back to the dealer tomorrow or the next day to see what they'll do.
The hid headlights on my 2006 toyota prius (40k miles) go out whenever the car accelerates (braking, speeding up, turning, go over a speed bump). The lights turn back on if I flip the headlight switch on and off. This appears to be a widespread issue affecting thousands of toyota prius owners.
Hid headlight on toyota prius 2006 will not stay on!! When I went to the dealer the headlight happened to be on and they could do nothing. When it went off last night I almost ran into a retaining wall. Very close call and it scared the hell out of us!! It has occurred a couple of times. Judging from the prius chat site this is a common occurrence which toyota should be able to fix, but evidently a lot of people have spent thousands of dollars with no appreciable effect. I'll take it in again, but I ahven't too much faith in their ability to resolve the problem permanently!!
This is about a 2006 toyota prius with 37,000 miles on it. The driver's side headlight goes on and off. It happens frequently, perhaps every day, and it has been like this for 4 months now. A lot of people are having the same problem and I know from them that replacing the bulb will not fix it.
2006 prius (45,000 miles) hid failure. Both passenger and driver's side hid headlamp turn off after running car for about 10 minutes. Dealer quotes extremely expensive to remedy problem, considering it is a major safety issue for night driving.
Our 2006 toyota prius with hid headlights intermittently and suddenly turn off, mostly on the driver side, but can happen on the passenger side. It is sometimes difficult to know when a bulb goes out, so this is clearly a safety issue since oncoming traffic can misjudge my car's position with only one headlight, not to mention reduced visibility for my car. When I went to the city toyota dealership in daly city, ca near my house in 2008, I was shocked to find out the toyota parts department was charging $300 for one bulb. I read online that turning the headlights off and then on can revive the bulb, and I found this method to work, but often the bulb would then randomly turn off again. This make-shift temporary solution, plus the very high price for a bulb as well as unclear instructions from toyota whether it was the expensive electronics unit or the bulb discouraged me from doing anything. Then I read that even after bulbs were replaced with oem bulbs some prius owners had recurring issues. Was I going to spend $300 per bulb only to find out it didn't work? No way. I consider this issue to be a reliability and safety issue that toyota should rectify at their cost 100%. All I received in the mail from toyota was a letter saying they would reimburse me if I had performed headlight issue service with them. I am frustrated this issue is still not being officially dealt with by toyota in a responsible manner. My post to this site is in an attempt for the proper government authorities to force toyota's hand to do the right thing, and that is to face up to an obvious design/quality issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH with the headlights activated. Suddenly, the driver side headlight became inoperable without assistance. The headlight functioned after engaging the headlight switch. The failure occurred at any given speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired for the malfunction. The identical failure occurred on a separate occasion. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The manufacturer was notified and informed that the service repair would be at the owners expense. The failure mileage was 49,000. The current mileage was 74,000.
My prius has 60, 000 miles and has hi definition headlights. Last week one of the lights went out so I went to a toyota dealer to have it changes. When they turned on the headlights to check the problem the light worked. The tech said toyota had a problem with headlights getting overheated and going out and coming back on. The problems was not resolved.
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